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Essays

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How to Plan a Last-Minute Gap Year

My husband and I were about to drive our son to college — until he changed his mind

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting an Older Parent to Move In

To start, you will probably be unprepared, no matter how much time you have to get everything in order.

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My Parents Didn’t Plan Ahead. What Can I Do Now?

Tips for facing tough financial situations and making difficult decisions about your parents, your children and yourself.

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The Unconscionable Cost of Summer Camp

Can we talk about camp for a second—as in, summer camp for kids and the egregious cost thereof?

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Relationship Tricks: How to Beat Money Stress

Skip the Squabble

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Breadwinner and Mother: Adjust to It

When I wrote this, female breadwinners were uncommon. At least this convo has changed!

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A Little Here, a Little There and It’s Gone

WHERE does the money go? As I tallied up our family’s income and expenses for the year, I was baffled.

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A Trillion-Dollar Question: Why Don’t More Women Run Mutual Funds?

I wrote this story in 2017 — nearly seven years later, the needle has hardly moved.

© 2024 MP Dunleavey

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